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MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday called for Indian banks to emerge as market-makers in offshore markets, urging a more active global role for domestic lenders as the central bank seeks to shift rupee price discovery onshore, speaking at the FIMMDA-PDAI Annual Conference in Amsterdam.Noting that Indian banks deal only with offshore market makers…
Indian banks are likely to benefit from enhanced regulatory oversight by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and a more robust supervisory toolkit, which should lower systemic risks and improve the sector’s operating environment, global rating agency Fitch said in a report.Fitch noted that these regulatory shifts, combined with strong economic growth prospects and reduced…
MUMBAI: Stress tests conducted by RBI suggest that Indian banks are at their healthiest point in more than a decade, with bad-loan ratios expected to improve further in the coming months and all banks retaining adequate capital even under extreme stress. According to the Financial Stability Report (Dec 2025), the banking system could withstand a…
Ashok Vaswani, MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank MUMBAI: Kotak Bank chief executive Ashok Vaswani said large banks that sold stakes in their financial-services subsidiaries to foreign investors lost considerable long-term value, arguing that full ownership of such businesses is a strategic advantage.Speaking at a media gathering on Wed, Vaswani urged reporters to “go and…
AI image used for representative purposes Following improved India-China relations, the authorities, including the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA), are evaluating a banking sector proposal to enable International Banking Units at Gujarat International Finance Tec City (GIFT City) to conduct transactions in offshore renminbi (CNH).GIFT City operates as a global financial services hub, serving…
